To receive the catalogues for our Deauville, Vincennes and Cabourg sales, please ask the catalogue on catalogue request or call +33 2.31.81.81.00 or send an email to info@arqana-trot.com.
All catalogues can be viewed online or on mobile website.
For any other information, do not hesitate to consult the 2023 Calendar or the description of sales.
If you are a first time purchaser at ARQANA TROT, you must register with us before the sale. All you need to do is fill in the Payment Reference and return it :
By e-mail :
info@arqana-trot.com
By fax :
+ 33 2.31.81.81.39
By post :
ARQANA TROT
BP 93
14803 DEAUVILLE CEDEX
FRANCE
Purchasing a thoroughbred requires some specific knowledge, therefore we recommend that you get assistance from a public trainer or a bloodstock agent, they can be a helpful source of advice if you are looking at buying a horse.
Furthermore, on sales day, you can call on the vets who attend all our sales to obtain a detailed examination of the lot(s) you are interested in.
Selection of contacts (non-exhaustive list) :
Conduct of auction sales
Each horse is knocked down to the highest and final bidder, who completes the transaction by signing a Purchase Confirmation. The purchaser can appoint a representative (bloodstock agent or trainer) to bid on his/her behalf. In this case, a Purchasers Authorisation must be filled in and transferred to ARQANA before the sale.
Payment by the purchaser
Auction sales are reputed to be cash sales. The purchaser must pay the full amount of the price bid by cheque, bank transfer, immediately after the purchase.
For more information on the conditions of purchase, please read ARQANA Trot’s General Conditions of Sale.
Buyers commission
The purchase price is before tax. There is a buyers commission of 6% before tax on top of the purchase price. VAT applies to the purchase price increased by the commission. It amounts to :
A commision of 5% will be paid by the vendor on receipt of an invoice where that horse has been bought by an agent (professional trainer or bloodstock agent) acting on behalf of an owner or for himself (see paragraph 19 in the General Conditions of Sales).
Buyers guarantee
Horses offered for auction are guaranteed by the vendor against the vices listed in section 213 of the French Rural Code, except when they have been announced from the rostrum before the sale.
Some lots can be bought back by their vendor. In this case, you have the opportunity to make a private offer :
1. On the day of the sale : if your offer is accepted by the vendor, the purchase is completed by the signature of a Private Purchase Conformation by the vendor and yourself or your representative at the sale.
2. After the sale : you have 10 days to submit your offer in writing. We will transfer it to the vendor and in case of acceptation, the sale will become final after a Private Purchase Confirmation has been signed by both parties.
New ! You can also make an offer via our website, a few minutes after the lot has exited the ring and for 10 days after the sale. To do so, you only need to go to the results page of the appropriate sale and click on the "Make an offer" button opposite the lot you are interested in..
The private sale completed in the above mentioned conditions is considered as a auction sale and the same rules apply, in accordance with the General Conditions of Sales.
A specific procedure must be followed so that the horse(s) you have purchased can leave the sales grounds.
Validation of the Purchase Confirmation
The paperwork corresponding to the lot(s) purchased will be delivered once the Purchase Confirmation has been approved by our accounts department.
Release of paperwork
You will receive from ARQANA TROT :
Organisation of the horse's transport
ARQANA TROT will assist you regarding the transport of your purchase(s) to France or abroad through the transport companies that are present during the sales.
Property title and exportation
Once your purchases and commissions have been settled, we undertake the necessary procedures with the French administration (SIRE) in order to renew the ownership card.
Read the General Conditions of Sales (section 13).